Case Report: Masson's tumor of the distal phalanx may present like a felon, report of a rare case

Authors
Alireza Manafi Rasi 1
Shahram Sayyadi 2
Ali Pourmojarab 1
Mohamadsadegh Rezayian 1
Hassan Barati 1
Reza Tavakoli Darestani 1
1 Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2 Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10.4103/abr.abr_170_21
Abstract
Also known as intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, Masson's tumor is a relatively rare soft-tissue vascular tumor that usually arises in the hand. Felon is an abscess formation in the distal phalanx that usually occurs following a penetrating microtrauma. We present a 30-year-old patient who was referred to our clinic with a palpable mass in the distal phalanx of the index finger after a needle stick injury. At first, the lesion was treated as a felon but finally and after treatment failure, a complete reevaluation revealed the lesion to be a Masson's tumor of the distal phalanx.

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